Chronic dissection of the ascending aorta after previous cardiac surgery

Abstract

Chronic dissection of the aorta after cardiac surgery in the early or late period has a very high mortality rate. In this report we presented a 37 year old patient who had had a mitral valve replacement (MVR) and was operated on with the intention to perform a second MVR, and was found to have a chronic localized aorta dissection in the previous cardioplegia cannule entrance. The dissection was repaired by suturing from outside with internal support to the intima.